Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Chapel Hill, NC, USA

53 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Speechify

Speechify

Speechify is a top-rated text to speech AI app with voice cloning and dubbing features, serving over 10 million users including students and professionals.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2017

Description

  • Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications.
  • Define and enforce best practices for Windows desktop development, including architecture, performance, memory usage, UI responsiveness, cross-version compatibility, and maintainability.
  • Drive accessibility efforts by integrating and validating support for Windows accessibility frameworks and inclusive UI behaviors.
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders on feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and the Windows roadmap.
  • Own features end-to-end from conception through design, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems.
  • Mentor other engineers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to architecture-level decisions.
  • Help shape long-term technical direction for the Windows platform and maintain high release quality.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI or similar, C#, and XAML.
  • Ideally, additional experience with native Windows code such as C++, Win32, WinRT, or COM.
  • Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interoperability between managed .NET code and native code.
  • Proven experience designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Strong experience with Windows accessibility APIs such as Microsoft UI Automation or similar frameworks.
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals, including OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and multithreading or asynchronous programming.
  • Experience leading technical design, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain tradeoffs, collaborate cross-functionally, and build consensus.
  • A user-centric mindset focused on polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences.
  • Preferred experience with automated UI testing, performance optimization, localization/globalization, telemetry and crash reporting, and CI/CD workflows for desktop applications.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $140,000 to $200,000 USD per year, plus bonus and stock, depending on experience.
  • High-impact role with direct influence on the Windows product used by millions of users.
  • Collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture with shared decision-making.
  • Opportunities to lead, mentor others, and grow into broader technical leadership roles.
  • Flexibility, autonomy, and ownership to solve problems and drive features end-to-end.
  • Purpose-driven mission focused on building reliable, accessible, user-centered software.

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